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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2007
Barbara F. M. Kimmich, League City, TX (US);
Jeremy J. Patt, League City, TX (US);
Mark O. Scates, Houston, TX (US);
Ronald D. Shaver, Houston, TX (US);
James H. Zink, Houston, TX (US);
Barbara F. M. Kimmich, League City, TX (US);
Jeremy J. Patt, League City, TX (US);
Mark O. Scates, Houston, TX (US);
Ronald D. Shaver, Houston, TX (US);
James H. Zink, Houston, TX (US);
Celanese International Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A process for reducing the aldehyde concentration in a target stream of a carbonylation process is disclosed. More specifically, a process for reducing the aldehyde concentration in an internal process stream or feed stream of a carbonylation process is disclosed. In particular, a process in which a target stream comprising a carbonylatable reactant and a first aldehyde concentration is subjected to a reaction comprising a supported catalyst that comprises at least one Group 8 to Group 11 metal at conditions sufficient to reduce the first aldehyde concentration to a second aldehyde concentration is disclosed.